Title: What Kitty Did
Author: Trisha Bora
Publisher: Harper Collins
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Pages: 306
Source: Flipkart Review Program
Rating: 4/5
INTRO
It happens hardly, when I started adoring
the book by its cover only. This time I couldn’t resist myself by doing so. A
girl with messy hair depicts not only physical appearance but her miserable
life. After reading just few pages of What Kitty Did by Trisha Bora, I was
almost sure that It would be a roller-coaster ride of happenings. It is not
fair to bind it in any specific genre, as it contains suspense, emotion, drama,
eye-roll-witty dialogues and comical characters as well. It makes this-300-something
paged novel an interesting read.
STRUCTURE
Basically the story of What Kitty Did
by Trisha Bora, revolves around a protagonist names Ketaki Roy (Kitty) She is
twenty something, a millennial, works as Journalist at Poise. Though she
writes articles about how to get love on Tinder or How to lose belly fat in ten-twenty
days, Yet She knows her life is not going anywhere with this. What I realized that
Trisha Bora’s What kitty Did is a character specific book, Anybody can relate
to protagonist, Kitty. She is lost, confused, searching for the motto of her
life. In spite of all I found her interesting, cause she seems real to me
somehow.
This novel, What Kitty Did, begins
with a girl, who finds herself in a bed with a 59-old Perv, at the opening party
of some grand hotel. Next morning she succeeds to run from that place but
something leaves behind. It seems normal at first but reader is totally unknown
what is coming next.
On the other side, Death of a high
profile celebrity creates suspense in the story. When Kitty’s Boss assigned her
to write an article on the sudden death of Roxane Merchant, she seems excited to
find this project but she doesn’t realize in what terrible situation she is getting
herself into. Now she is on journey to find out if it is heart attack or some
conspiracy. There are some odds and obstacles in front of Kitty but she would realize
later that it is all for better change.
While describing her novel’s
protagonist Trisha Bora says “Kitty is someone who is unsure of herself. Her
forte is baking but she writes for a fashion magazine. Many students take up
English literature as a last resort and most are left confused at the end of the
course as to what they could pursue next. There are only three years during BA
so I wish there could be an orientation on the first year itself about
professional options that students can explore after the course so that they
can proceed accordingly during their studies.” She adds, “English literature
makes you question and deconstruct and that aptitude takes you through life. It
equips you with an acumen that is helpful forever.”
In a chat with Dailypioneer, Bora said
“I never intended to make her one. She is a millennial and as you can see that
this is the first time in human history that millennials cannot afford their
own houses and cars. The young lot needs to be dependent on parents for major
financial causes, and friends for moral and emotional support. For instance,
salaries have not gone up and lifestyle choices are getting expensive every
day. Consequently, the young generation has not been able to secure themselves
in monetary terms. Kitty is also supposed to be a regular millennial living in
a bubble, distanced from all current affairs and politics around.”
All in all, What Kitty Did by Trisha
bora seems relatable piece of literature, I mean kitty did all the things, a Delhi
girl usually faces in real life, we all escapes from the messy situation by
laughing at ourselves, we try to make joke in tough conditions, we all
struggles yet hope dangles inside our heart. We fall, we fight. We stand again.
That’s what life is all about. What Kitty Did is a window to look into a Delhi
based adult’s life. You could find some hilarious descriptions. This light
hearted novel could be your weekend read. Go for it.
ABOUT AUTHOR
Trisha Bora studied literature at
Miranda House and started a career in publishing immediately after. She has
worked at Random House India, Rupa and Dorling Kindersley, and is currently
commissioning editor at Juggernaut Books. Her writing has been published in
many journals and publications.
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